English Dictionary

inkhorn term

noun

An obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously learned or erudite borrowing from another language, especially from Latin or Greek.

The use of inkhorn terms in academic writing can make it difficult for readers to understand the content.

意味（1）

An obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously learned or erudite borrowing from another language, especially from Latin or Greek.

I knowe them that thynke Rhetorique, to stande wholy vpon darke woordes, and he that can catche an ynke horne terme by the taile, hym thei compt to bee a fine Englishe man, and a good Rhetorician.